Periparus Explained
Periparus is a genus of birds in the tit family. The birds in the genus were formerly included in Parus but were moved to Periparus when Parus was split into several resurrected genera following the publication of a detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis in 2005.[1] [2] The name Periparus had been introduced for a subgenus of Parus that included the coal tit by the Belgium naturalist Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1884.[3] The genus name, is Ancient Greek peri plus the pre-existing genus Parus.[4]
The genus contains the following species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Periparus rufonuchalis | Rufous-naped tit or black-breasted tit | India, China, Pakistan, Turkestan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan |
| Periparus rubidiventris | Rufous-vented tit | Bhutan, China, Pakistan, India, Myanmar and Nepal |
| Periparus ater | Coal tit | subtropical Eurasia and northern Africa. |
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All occur in Asia; the coal tit also has a wide range in Europe and North Africa. These birds have white cheeks and most have a tufted head.
References
Notes and References
- Gill . F.B. . Slikas . B. . Sheldon . F.H. . 2005 . Phylogeny of titmice (Paridae): II. Species relationships based on sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene . Auk . 122 . 121–143 . 10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[0121:POTPIS]2.0.CO;2 . 86067032 .
- Johansson . U.S. . Ekman . J. . Bowie . R.C.K. . Halvarsson . P. . Ohlson . J.I. . Price . T.D. . Ericson . P.G.P. . 2013 . A complete multilocus species phylogeny of the tits and chickadees (Aves: Paridae) . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 69 . 3 . 852–860 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.019 . 23831453.
- Selys Longchamps . E. . Edmond de Sélys Longchamps . 1884 . Considérations sur le genre mésange (Parus) . Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France . 9 . 32–78 [43, 59] . French .
- Book: Jobling, James A . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 298.
- Web site: Gill . Frank . Donsker . David . Waxwings and their allies, tits & penduline tits . World Bird List Version 6.1 . International Ornithologists' Union. 15 February 2016 .
